The Woman Who Couldn’t Be Caged

Period Novels That Are as Realistic as Possible

I don't want a protagonist who goes head-to-head with everyone from the start. The story should develop realistically and stick as close to real life as possible.

Looking for Books That Feel Especially Realistic

Close to real life.

Great Books That Can Truly Change Your Life

Any genre is fine, as long as the book teaches readers useful knowledge.

High-quality Novels with Real Depth

The kind of book that makes you want to read it a second time as soon as you finish it.

Books Packed with Knowledge That Make You Feel Like You Could Get into Tsinghua After Reading Them

Looking for Books That Can Change Your Life

Sensible, Grounded Stories with a Strong Sense of Plot

I want emotions that come through in the writing, something joyful, not an angst-filled story, and realistic unless it’s set in an alternate history. Fantasy novels don't have to be realistic, but relationships between people shouldn't feel too fake.

Books That Teach You Real Skills

Anything goes.

Looking for a Low-Key, Everyday Love Story Between Ordinary People

I've read lots of books where the protagonist has a cheat. Now I want an ordinary love story and an ordinary, peaceful life. Historical or modern romance is fine, any era. I'm tired of generals, marquises, CEOs, and emperors. I'd like to read stories where their subordinates are the main characters.

Books That Can Change Your Life

Books that can change your life.

Recommend Books with Brains, Philosophy, and Cultural Depth

Books with Beautiful Writing and Elegant Prose, Full of Lines You Could Use in an Essay

With descriptions of the setting. I mainly want to get a high score on my essay.

Looking for Realist Fiction Recommendations

Books That Can Change Your Outlook on Life

Are there any books that can help me feel calm and change my outlook? I'm on vacation at home right now and feeling especially restless, and it's affecting my mental health a bit. I want to read something that can help me develop a healthy outlook on life and the world. Please, fellow readers!

Everyday Life Among Ordinary People, No Politics

Recommend a Novel That's a Good Read. There Are Too Many Books and I Don't Know What to Pick...

Any Books That Resemble the Life of an Ordinary Office Worker?

Are All the Books With Sane Values Gone? The Recommendation Lists Are Full of Sociopaths

Can we get some normal recommendations for once? My standards are low: just decent values and sensible logic. Don’t recommend things like *Criminal Law* or *The Diary of a Madman*…

Books That Teach You to Find Enlightenment and Break Through Deadlocks in Real Life

Looking for books like Online Game: Reshaping Life. It's a novel that teaches people how to gain insight and break through deadlocks in real life. Once you gain insight and learn how to break through deadlocks in your own life, your abilities will improve tremendously. You'll also keep getting better and better

Any Tomato Novels That Don't Insult the Reader's Intelligence?

I hope the heroine focuses wholeheartedly on her career and keeps all those messy men away. No brainless wish-fulfillment stories. Please give readers some credit...

Books That Heal the Soul

I want to read books like The Reader, Vol. 3. Teacher Dong Qing's classic quotes are full of positive energy, every single one of them.

Down-to-Earth Urban Money-Making Stories About Ordinary People

These days, it's either some billionaire or trillionaire getting reborn and becoming an ordinary person, but somehow they can't bring anyone along. If they're already so amazing, why get reborn? To do it all over again? Or the protagonist starts out as an ordinary person with a miserable life, then gets reborn and immediately gets divorced, takes revenge, or saves their family.

Books That Help Women Expand Their Perspectives

I want books similar to The Choice of Being a Woman. Books women should read: broaden your understanding, change your mindset, and save yourself.

Looking for Books About People Who’ve Seen All the Suffering in the World Yet Keep Living with Strength

Ideally, something that helps me overcome my own desires, so that afterward I can do as I please without crossing the line.